The 2010 Nik Memorial Grading Contest *Round 7* Results

[He11blazer]

I don't see anything like a 'stain' on the back. I see some marks/smudges of the kind that don't seem to hurt the grade much or at all.

 

When people say 'stain' I think of water or drink droplets that don't just leave a stain, they affect the quality of the paper. Those definitely hit the grade.

[etanick]

 

etanick was considered for the Commentary but it was revealed that he had in fact dropped from First Place (Round 1).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hmmm....I see , I just have to nail the 8th round to move into the top ten then

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I am enthralled by the developing sub-plot of the The Dane.

 

Can he even beat those who aren't playing??

 

Tune in after Round 8 for the update!

 

I'm rooting for him to make his way out of the basement.

[Jeffro.]

9.0

[GACollectibles]

I am enthralled by the developing sub-plot of the The Dane.

 

Can he even beat those who aren't playing??

 

Tune in after Round 8 for the update!

 

I'm rooting for him to make his way out of the basement.

 

Maybe we could start a " No more Pain for the Dane" grassroots movement?

[VintageComics]

Damn

I was solid on this at 9.0 and then bumped t to 9.2 with the way things have been going...arrgghh...

 

That is exactly what I did. Figured it for a 9.0 with that top right corner crease and then gave it a bump.

 

I thought that top right corner looked odd as it was darker blue in the crease rather than lighter...even in the inverted scan, so I thought maybe it was color touch.

[Jeffro.]

 

I thought that top right corner looked odd as it was darker blue in the crease rather than lighter...even in the inverted scan, so I thought maybe it was color touch.

 

That thought occurred to me as well.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I am enthralled by the developing sub-plot of the The Dane.

 

Can he even beat those who aren't playing??

 

Tune in after Round 8 for the update!

 

I'm rooting for him to make his way out of the basement.

 

Maybe we could start a " No more Pain for the Dane" grassroots movement?

 

I am also enthralled. Count me in.

[Mr. Zipper]

 

I thought that top right corner looked odd as it was darker blue in the crease rather than lighter...even in the inverted scan, so I thought maybe it was color touch.

 

That thought occurred to me as well.

 

I suspected a color touched crease as well. There appeared to be a clear diagonal line.

 

Shoulda just ignored it...

[drewincanada]

I saw that crease, but assumed that it was a non-colour breaking bend. It only breaks colour (slightly) towards the bottom/right part of the crease.

 

Between that bend/crease, the funky right edge about half way down, the two soft bottom corners, the crunch to the top left corner, and a bit of a smudge or dirt on the back, I was confident that this book was a 9.0.

 

Of course, I was confident that the last book was a 6.0.

[GACollectibles]

I am enthralled by the developing sub-plot of the The Dane.

 

Can he even beat those who aren't playing??

 

Tune in after Round 8 for the update!

 

I'm rooting for him to make his way out of the basement.

 

Maybe we could start a " No more Pain for the Dane" grassroots movement?

 

I am also enthralled. Count me in.

 

First, we need Kartofle!

 

Got any?

[VintageComics]

I am enthralled by the developing sub-plot of the The Dane.

 

Can he even beat those who aren't playing??

 

Tune in after Round 8 for the update!

 

I'm rooting for him to make his way out of the basement.

 

Maybe we could start a " No more Pain for the Dane" grassroots movement?

 

I am also enthralled. Count me in.

 

First, we need Kartofle!

 

Got any?

 

Don't worry guys. I'm coaching him. He'll be up to speed in no time!

 

[Timmay]

I am enthralled by the developing sub-plot of the The Dane.

 

Can he even beat those who aren't playing??

 

Tune in after Round 8 for the update!

 

I'm rooting for him to make his way out of the basement.

 

Maybe we could start a " No more Pain for the Dane" grassroots movement?

 

I am also enthralled. Count me in.

 

First, we need Kartofle!

 

Got any?

 

That some kind of wacky weed?

[GACollectibles]

I am enthralled by the developing sub-plot of the The Dane.

 

Can he even beat those who aren't playing??

 

Tune in after Round 8 for the update!

 

I'm rooting for him to make his way out of the basement.

 

Maybe we could start a " No more Pain for the Dane" grassroots movement?

 

I am also enthralled. Count me in.

 

First, we need Kartofle!

 

Got any?

 

Don't worry guys. I'm coaching him. He'll be up to speed in no time!

 

 

It must be tough to be a little modest when you are a whole lot of Roy.

[Timmay]

[comicwiz]

I asked by way of PM, and am asking again:

 

Any chance we could get a rear cover scan in the slab? Were those stains/smudges I saw on the rear cover artifacts of the scanner?

They are not scanner artifacts.

 

Great. So how about answering the request to post a rear cover scan in the slab?

[VintageComics]

 

It must be tough to be a little modest when you are a whole lot of Roy.

 

My two strike outs in this contest were...ah...me being modest. Yeah, that's it! I was trying to be modest for the Dane. Yeah, that's it!

[VintageComics]

 

Yammering .

 

Edit. spoon?

 

[Timmay]

 

Yammering .

 

Edit. spoon?

 

 

[GACollectibles]

 

It must be tough to be a little modest when you are a whole lot of Roy.

 

My two strike outs in this contest were...ah...me being modest. Yeah, that's it! I was trying to be modest for the Dane. Yeah, that's it!

 

Other than that rogue bullseye, he is a model of consistency.